Nikos Apartments(Apartments in Alykes) |
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Returned yesterday after two fabulous weeks with partner and daughter (8) in Nikos Apartmets in Alikes. We loved our time there - the apartments are but 10 minutes walk or so from a beach with a lovely small pool and bar and 15 minutes walk from Alikes where there are a number of tavernas all of which serve good, reasonably priced Greek food (we don't know about non-Greek things). As a bonus, Dimitis' Apollo bar had always a nucleus of interesting people and you walk past it on your way to town and back!The people are all friendly and helpful and really respond if you try a few words of (even appalling) Greek.
At Nikos itself you can find everything you need: a fab (if deep) pool, Nikos' lovely family, pleasant company and enough space to escape from company that is potentially not so pleasant.
The stay is what you make it - in true Greek style. It is not slick and commercial with everything laid on and slotting together seamlessly BUT it more than compensates by being real, friendly, inclusive and fun.
Were the world not so big and interesting, we would be back like a shot. | |
| Dave Thomas (Monday, August 04, 2008) | 1 post by Dave Thomas | |
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Just returned from my 2nd visit(certainly not my last)to the Nikos.
These are not the best apartments you will stay in,but hey in life you get what you pay for.
These are very small(but fairly clean)apartments. And if you think about it all you need is somewhere to
put your clothes take a shower and rest you head. The staff are friendly and will try to help if they can.
The pool is fantastic,but if you have children it is quite deep(even at the shallow end).
Had another fantastic stay here from 13-27 July ...
Thanks to the people from NI .... You were the very best. | |
| TONY DODGY (Tuesday, July 29, 2008) | View 8 posts by TONY DODGY | |
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| Arthur Hutt (Monday, July 14, 2008) | 1 post by Arthur Hutt | |
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| me and my partner have just booked our holiday for may next year to nikos apartments, and after reading all the comments i was wondering if anybody can give me a few tips on were to go places to see people/companys to avoid! im really interested in doing the blue caves and ship wreck by boat trip, anybody done this? can you recommend a boat company to go with. and anything else anybody can recommend as were going for THREE WHOLE WEEKS BLISS!!!! thankyou please feel free to email me on toni_hull@hotmail.co.uk or tonimichael@tonimichael.karoo.co.uk thanks again xx | |
| Toni Scarah (Monday, November 20, 2006) | 1 post by Toni Scarah | |
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Just got back from Alykes and the Nikos, I'm afraid I have to agree with some of the other posts. Sheets and towels were not changed all week, although the cleaner mopped the floor and emptied my bins every day.
The noise around the bar at night was terrible, I ended up staying out till after 2am in the hope it would be quiet when I got back. When I did get in it was too dark to see my doorlock, had to use the light from my mobile so I could put the key in the lock. The light above the door didn't work, I told the owner about it on my first day, he promised he would fix it but never did.
They were also charging 1 euro for a bottle of water, in the resort you could buy six bottles for just over 2 euros. Don't think I'll be going back, and before I get critised this is my personnel experience of these apartments. | ||||||||||
| chris stocks (Sunday, October 15, 2006) | View 3 posts by chris stocks | |
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went here on 17th august for 3 weeks!!! was a really good hoilday best 1 yet!! nikos is a great host! and will try and do his best to sort you out if any complaints! family are nice to although they dont speak much english. Theo nikos son is lovely and has a very fun character he talks very good english! the rooms themselves are quite small but are liveable, just a room 2 sleep in really! pool is very deep but lots of fun! beach about 5 mins down the road! apollo restuarant one of the best retaurants we ate at very nice food!something to suit everyone! not really much entertainment! i would defiently recommend the greek night at nikos studios something very different and well worth the money for the food!
 so have fun!!!! cant wait to go back next year!!  | ||||||||||
| kayleigh madden (Thursday, October 05, 2006) | View 3 posts by kayleigh madden | |
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there isnt loads of places 2 recommend really!!! ther is some entertainment at the nikos studios its self with a quiz every tues and a greek night 1 sat night and a karoke the following!! ther are watersports on the beach on the day!and there isnt much entertainment for children in general on the evening!!! but by making ur own entertainment is good!! | ||||||||||
| fiona jones (Monday, September 25, 2006) | View 3 posts by fiona jones | |
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Cannot believe some of the nasty comments about this place - this is the second time we have been annd have a fab time again this year - the ting about greece if you get what you pay for !!! and isn't there a saying about Holdiays are what you make them - maybe me and my friends are just up for anything !! Hi to all that had late drinks with me and mine between 17th and 31st Aug 2006 - hope you had as much of a good time as Keith, Michael and me.See you next year | ||||||||||
| Lisa Liddle (Wednesday, September 20, 2006) | View 13 posts by Lisa Liddle | |
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I have read through the comments and quite frankly I am surprised at some of the negative comments. We visited Alykes, and stayed at the Nikos Apartments in 2005, and had one of the best holidays ever. So much so we had booked to return in 2006, but due to some health problems we had to cancel the holiday. I can say without doubt that the Nikos Apartments are well maintained, and in my opinion, of a very clean standard. This is ensured by Nikos and his family. The room maid was excellent. In the room everyday, cleaning the room and shower room, emptying bins, etc. Our bed sheets were changed more often than not, as was our towels. We use to leave the sheets, pillowcases and towels in a pile on the floor by the door, which indicated they needed changing, and they were.We found the family as hosts were excellent, in particular Nikos, and his son. Nikos's wife was pregnant at the time, so undoubtedly was finding all too much on some days, but she battled on in the heat of the day, and her kitchen. Nikos's father and mother we found at first there was a barrier, but it was a language barrier. Once we managed to communicate, all was OK.
I can say without any reservation, that the Greek Night Nikos and his family put on, on the 2nd Saturday of a Manos holiday is something else, and is worth attending. The food is fabulous, and the entertainment is out of this world. Nikos's extended family also were there, and his own family and the relatives all played music, sang and danced, with all of us joining in as more and more Mythos and Ouzo was drank. The cost of the evening, not counting drinks, was E10. Well worth it. If you do not go, this is one night, you will not get any sleep. We got to bed at 4.30am, and our coach for the airport was due at 7.30am.
Some nights at the Bar, can be noisy. However, Nikos does turn down the music, and lets the punters know if they get too loud. It sounds like he has some new staff there that stand in for him now and then, thus allowing the noise to escalate, more than normal. The best thing to do on that account is to see Nikos the next morning. He does care for all is customers.
Alykes is a great town, distances as said below in other comments. Plenty of bars, restaurants and tavernas. Everywhere we ate in the evening was great, but we had our favourites as well, and they were the Apollo, with excellent staff, and excellent food. Also the Piccadilly down in the centre of Alykes, just up one of the side roads. We really did not have any complaints at all. Another great place to eat is in Alikanas, that is the Dionysis, and Nikos's cousins restaurant, which the name alludes me for now, but there is a supermarket on the corner, which the road leads down to the shore, passing Yiannis Horse Stables and Riding School (they run the horse and carriages between the two villages), and the restaurant is on you left further down.
All in all, a great resort, a great place to stay, and fantastic people.
Have a great time in Alykes, Zakynthos (Zante).
Yeiamas, Chris.
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| Chris Way (Wednesday, September 20, 2006) | View 2 posts by Chris Way | |
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went 2 the nikos studios in august 4 3 weeks!!!
 was the best hoilday yet!! cant wait until next definately goin back there!! im keeping in touch with theo so thts all good!! if want a good place 2 go go 2 the palm tree the people there are really nice and make you feel very welcome!Nikos studios itself is very nice although poo, is very deep but the kids love it! also it makes them want to learn to swim! its located about 5 mins from the beach if u go the short cut way but that only leads you to the pepple beach so turn left and keep walkingW lots of watersports on the beach 2. water village very good and fun day out but not very big!
nikos one is definetly for the more party people as people only complain about the noise so they should stay in the nikos 2 studios just as good but u get to choose wheathe ryou want the noise or not because you can just leave it!!! wish wasnt home!!!
 want to be back there with all our friends!! weather was far too hot couldnt do much in the day as was 2 hot 2! rooms are small but liveable!
nikos is a great host!
and theo is an entertainer roll on next year thats all i can say!!! a cheap but fantasic hoilday all in all your hoilday is how u make it at the end of the day not the accommodation or the people!!
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| nat jones (Monday, September 18, 2006) | 1 post by nat jones | |
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| karen hannant (Thursday, September 14, 2006) | View 3 posts by karen hannant | |
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